General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 2 - Atoms and the Periodic Table - Problems - Page 68: 2.44

Answer

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Work Step by Step

(a) Number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus Protons = 7 Neutrons = 7 (b) Atomic number (Z) The atomic number is equal to the number of protons. Z=7 (c) Mass number (A) Mass number = protons + neutrons A=7+7=14 (d) Number of electrons in a neutral atom A neutral atom has electrons = protons. Electrons = 7 (e) Element symbol Atomic number 7 corresponds to Nitrogen (N). Isotope notation: $^{14}_7N$ or Nitrogen-14
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